Convicted multiple murderer Lucy Letby has told a jury in Englanf that she has never intended or tried to harm any baby in her care. Former nurse Letby (34) is on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of the attempted murder of a baby girl, known as Child K, while she was working a night […]
Family members have identified a Kansas City infant who died Thursday after suffering severe abuse as Giovanni Carr, 7 months. Giovanni, known as Gio, was the only child of Armoni Carr, 20, according to family. ““This is so unfair to a 7 month old,” Carr’s aunt, Thea Harris, told The Star. “There’s no way he […]
Hoping to curb New York’s ever-worsening retail crime challenges, state lawmakers last week passed a bill requiring many retailers to install panic buttons in their stores. This may sound logical, and it was undoubtedly well-intentioned. But the truth is that it’s a costly mandate that will do little to reduce retail thefts and other crimes […]
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – One of Russia’s top security officials called on Thursday for Russians to mobilise to inflict “maximum harm” on Western societies and infrastructure as payback for increasingly tough sanctions being imposed on Moscow by the U.S. and its allies. The statement by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and […]
In the wake of Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the former president and his allies have embraced a rather specific conspiracy theory: Voters should discard the jury’s verdict, Republicans insist, because the entire prosecution was a plot orchestrated by President Joe Biden and his team. The GOP doesn’t just want this conspiracy theory to be true, […]
A friend and co-worker of actor Johnny Wactor, who was fatally shot over the weekend while interrupting a catalytic converter theft in downtown Los Angeles, spent his last moments shielding her from harm before he died in her arms. The 37-year-old actor, who played Brando Corbin in the beloved soap opera “General Hospital” died of […]
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Two Brookfield doctors are charged with child abuse and causing mental harm to a child. A physician’s oath is “first, do no harm,” but Brookfield police say two doctors didn’t practice that this week. Prosecutors charged both Iyad Azzam and Wiaam Taha with two counts of felony child abuse and three counts […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending so much time attacking each other — people don’t think either man has much to brag about when it comes to his own record. Americans generally think that while they were in the White House, both did more […]
Jon Rahm insists his competitive edge has not been dulled by his move to LIV Golf as he bids to become just the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles. Rahm’s shock move to the Saudi-backed breakaway competition came after he had previously pledged his loyalty to the PGA Tour and criticised LIV’s 54-hole format, […]
Reality Check is a Sacramento Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. Penske Truck Leasing Co. has sued the city of Sacramento alleging its environmental plan will harm its large North Sacramento facility. The 11-acre facility — located at 53 Morrison Ave. near […]
Tourism businesses have warned that the cumulative impact of changes to payroll costs, including an increase in the minimum wage at the start of the year, could harm Ireland’s competitiveness as a holiday destination. It is estimated that the owners of bars, restaurants and visitor attractions could see their labour costs increase by over 10 […]
In the U.S., wildland firefighters are able to stop about 98% of all wildfires before the fires have burned even 100 acres. That may seem comforting, but decades of quickly suppressing fires has had unintended consequences. Fires are a natural part of many landscapes globally. When forests aren’t allowed to burn, they become more dense, […]